Tent



March 31. 1925. 1,531,473

' F. RfBARBOUR TENT Filed Aug. 21, 192`4 y 11ml L WML ATTORN INVENTOR.

etc., or otherwise.

Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,531,473 PATENT OFFICE.

FRED R. BARBOUR, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

TENT.

Application filed August 21, 1924. Serial No. 733,373.

This invention relates in general to tents,

and more particularly to an improved type of tent capable of being readily and quickly assembled and erected for use, and of being folded into a compact roll or package when not in use, so that it may be carried about from place to place.

Other and more detailed objects of invention will appear as the description progresses.

I have shown in the accompanying drawings a preferred form of my invention, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view, as seen from Vthe front. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view as seen from the side or rear.V

Fig. 3 is a topplan view.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective, in section, showing the arrangement of the tent at the door. i

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section of the same, showing the manner of securing the tent to the gro-und; and

Fig. 6 is a composite view. in perspective, showing the arrangement of the supports at the top.

The tent as shown and herein described,

1 embodies numerous details of structure heretofore used, together with other details of Vmy own invention, which combine together to produce a satisfactory economical and convenient tent structure embodying but lis adapted to cover the door opening D and 'may be` secured to the front lli at a plurality of points by means of lbuttons b, The door ilap d may also be provided with straps as at e', e, by

means of which the same may be rolled and held upwardly, as shown in Fig. l.

The window W has a flap Wf adapted to cover the same, which may be opened and closed'by means of a suitable cord or strap g capable of being operated from the interior of the tent or otherwise.

The bottom of the tent may beprovided with a cordas at C, suitably sewed into the tent material and extending` entirely around the four sides of the tent, and said cord may be formed into loops as at L, L,

etc., and extended outwardly at a plurality of points around'theI bottom of the tent and arranged to receive stakes as at 1, l, etc.,

which may be driven into the ground for holding the tent firmly on the ground.

In the erectionof the tent, the tent is iirst placed von the ground and stretched so that thebottom thereof' will kform a perfect rectangle or-square, as the case may be, and the four corners are then staked to the ground as shown in Fig. 5. Thereafter, other of the stakes l are driven into the ground through the loops L at intermediate points, and at a suiiicient number of points to hold the tent firmly down on the ground.

The to-p of the tent T is provided on the interior thereof and across the front and rear portions with open seams 2, 2, which "i lat B, B, and longitudinally of the tent I provide a' main cross bar B which is provided with metallic hooks h, 7L, riveted or screwed to the member B and provided with hook portions It', 7L which are open at their upper sides and adapted to engage and receive the bars B, B in the seam openings 3, 3 in the center of the tent.

The entire tent, after having been secured to the ground as shown anddescribed, may be held upwardly in the position shown in Fig. 1, and suiiiciently taut for all ordinary purposes, by means of a single pole P 4which may be of solid or hollow material and formed of` a ypair or more of. sections as at 4, 4, which are. mitered at 5, 5, at their mating ends, and the mitered joint is adapted to ybe covered by a sleeve 6, as shownin Fig'- nSaid sleevemay be attached to one or the other of the sections, or it may be loosely slidable on the' upper section and limited in its downward movement over the lower section by means of the pin 7 attached to the lower section, this arrangement being immaterial, except as to the provision of the sleeve over the miteredjoint.

The upper end of the upper section is provided with a bore 8 which is adapted to receive a pin 9 secured in and depending from the center of the main cross bar B. Thus, when the two sections 4, 4f of the pole P are attached together as shown in Fig. 1, and the joint therebetween covered by the sleeve 6, said pole may be moved under the bar B into engagement with the pin 9 therein, until a vertical position is attained, which will stretch the tent material of the top, front, rear and sides into the position shown in Fig. l and hold the entire structure erect.

The transverse bars B, B are preferably of steel or other metal and should be'flexible enough so that when the pole P is moved into supporting position the members B, B and the top T will be'slightly bowed as indicated in the drawings, for the purpose of shedding water from the top of the tent.

When the tent is dis-assembled the pole P is first removed, and thereafter the bar B is disengaged from the bars B, B and removed, whereupon the tent will collapse on the ground and before the stakes l, 1 are removed the tent may be jerked forwardly and thence rearwardly, and thence laterally from each side in turn, for straightening out the folds of the tent and then folded and rolled into a relatively small package for rendering the 'same portable without removing the bars B, B. Y

The tent may or may not be provided with the fioor f but when so provided the' front F is arranged at the door D with a narrow strip 9 extending above the level of the floor and disconnected therefrom at its bottom edge, and the floor f is provided with Va flap 10 which is secured to the floor and -junction between the front and rear portions and the top portion thereof, said seams having alined openings therein in the center of the tent, bars held in said seams and exposed at said openings, a cross bar disposed at right angles to said first mentioned v.bars and having portions. underlying Ythe `portions of said first mentioned'bars at the openings of said seams, and4 a center pole engaging said cross bar in the center of the tent and extending to the ground, for the purpose described.

2. A tent structure embodying a tent having a plurality of 'sides secured together, and a flat top secured to said sides, seams provided on the interior of the tent at the junction between the front and rear portions and the top portion thereof, said seams having alined openings therein in the center'of the tent, bars held in said seams and exposed at said openings, ka cross bar disposed atright angles to'said first mentioned bars and having portions underlying the portions of said iirst mentioned bars at the openings of said seams, and a center pole engaging said cross Vbar in thec'enter of the tent and extending to the ground, said cross bar and said pole being removable forcollapsing the tent.

8. Aftent structure embodying a tent having a plurality of sides secured together, and i a flat top secured to saidsides, `seams provided on the interior of the tent at theV junction between the front andl rear Vportions and the top portion thereof, said seams having alined openings therein inthe center of the tent, bars held iny said seams and exposed at said openings, a cross bar disposed at right angles to said first mentioned bars and having portions underlying the portions of said first `mentioned bars at the openings of said seams, and av center pole engaging said cross-bar in the center of the tent and extending to the ground, said cross bar and said pole being removable for collapsing the tent, and said pole being formed in sections, as described. '4. A tent structure of the character described embodying *a tent-having a flat top with a pair of transversely disposed seams onv the interior thereof, a pair ofiiexible bars carried in said seams, a 'longitudinally disposed bar having hooks on the end thereof engaging the lower sides of saidv transverse bars, and a sectional-pole supported on the ground and removably connected with said longitudinal bar, said bars and said Vpole forming a frame for supporting said tent in position foruse.

' 5. A tent frame including a pair of parallel and transversely disposed flexible bars, a longitudinally disposed bar having metallic hooks on the ends thereof, open at .their upper sides and engaging the lower sides of said transverse bars, as described.

6. A tent frame including a pair of parallel and transversely disposed flexible bars,

a longitudinally disposed bar having me- 7. A tent frame including a pair of paralle] and transversely disposed flexible bars, a longitudinally disposed bar having metallic hooks on the ends thereof, open at their upper sides and engaging the lower sides of said transverse bars, and a pole removably attached to said longitudinal bar and adapted to rest on the ground for holding said frame in position for use, said poIe being formed in sections removably held 10 together.

FRED R. BARBOU R.

Witnesses:

IRENE BREEN, LUTHER L. MACK. 

